Global Patent Index - EP 0901415 A1

EP 0901415 A1 19990317 - DROPLET DEPOSITION APPARATUS

Title (en)

DROPLET DEPOSITION APPARATUS

Title (de)

TRÖPFCHENABLAGEAPPARAT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE DEPOT DE GOUTTELETTES

Publication

EP 0901415 A1 19990317 (EN)

Application

EP 97917361 A 19970418

Priority

  • GB 9701083 W 19970418
  • GB 9608373 A 19960423
  • GB 9624408 A 19961123

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9739897A1] A drop-on-demand piezo-electric printhead has channel walls defined by piezo-electric material (10) with electrodes (26) along the length thereof. In portions of the channels which are open to an ink supply conduit, the piezo material is locally disabled, e.g. by reducing the width of the electrode or by interposing a material (40) of lower dielectric constant between the electrode and the piezo material. A lower capacitive load results.

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/14; B41J 2/16; C23C 14/22

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/055 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); C23C 14/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 2/14209 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/1609 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/1632 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/1643 (2013.01 - EP US); C23C 14/046 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2002/14387 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49155 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49401 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9739897A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IE IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9739897 A1 19971030; CA 2248807 A1 19971030; CA 2248807 C 20060103; CN 1191936 C 20050309; CN 1216502 A 19990512; DE 69714251 D1 20020829; DE 69714251 T2 20030327; EP 0901415 A1 19990317; EP 0901415 B1 20020724; IN 191904 B 20040117; JP 3177897 B2 20010618; JP H11506402 A 19990608; RU 2165853 C2 20010427; US 2002005880 A1 20020117; US 6286943 B1 20010911; US 6618943 B2 20030916

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9701083 W 19970418; CA 2248807 A 19970418; CN 97194074 A 19970418; DE 69714251 T 19970418; EP 97917361 A 19970418; IN 700CA1997 A 19970422; JP 53782897 A 19970418; RU 98121014 A 19970418; US 15257198 A 19980914; US 94933301 A 20010907